How does Bob McDonnell’s celebrated surplus look when you actually crunch the numbers? Elaine in Roanoke hits the nail on the head with this post.

Let’s let Governor McDonnell know that we’re willing to make the investment into improving transportation in Virginia. Join with me in sending Governor McDonnell 10 cents for every gallon of gas you purchase per month.

Bob McDonnell is playing a little shell game with money essentially borrowed from the Virginia Retirement System, calling it a surplus in order to make him and his administration look good.

The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates failed to catch a typo which caused legislation that passed the General Assembly to reference the National Crime Prevention Center as an alternate to the National Rifle Association.

In another example of the degree to which he’s prepared to pander to his allies in the political fringe, Gov. Bob McDonnell has taken action to give the National Rifle Association an exclusive mandate to “educate” all primary school children in Virginia on their idea of gun safety.

It’s unfortunate that Bob McDonnell would approve of raising taxes on those that would need the relief the most, to the tune of $6,000,000.

Thanks, Senator Donald McEachin for standing up against the McDonnell/Cuccinelli conservative fringe love fest that seems to have overtaken our great commonwealth.

“Nothing has changed. Gay state workers and students still do not have the same rights as everyone else under the law.”

“What we see here is a PR maneuver, not actual change in philosophy or policy. There is no guarantee that a witchhunt will not occur with McDonnell/Cuccinelli at the helm.”

“These bills are saying, let’s not educate all the children of all the people, let’s select a few children and educate them very well.”